Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale next week, Nov 27 due to Thanksgiving*Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.91/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$144.91

349 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$13.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	147.78	854	274
Medium and Large 1-2	486	134.45	654	75

One grade step is worth $13.32/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale349 hd

144.91

—

MO average20 barns · 14,443 hd

148.15

−3.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,530	69.22	1,059	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	50.66	723	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	45.63	538	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	37.04	370	30

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	37.85/cwt	34.00–43.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	118.32/cwt	110.00–125.00	690	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	118.50/cwt	105.00–128.00	619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	120.35/cwt	115.00–128.00	507	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	121.09/cwt	110.00–125.00	565	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	122.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.89/cwt	110.00–119.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.25/cwt	123.00–134.00	690	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.96/cwt	126.00–136.00	628	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	131.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.06/cwt	128.00–142.00	584	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	134.04/cwt	121.00–135.25	910	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	123.26/cwt	120.00–130.50	944	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	134.84/cwt	130.00–141.00	452	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	36.73/cwt	30.00–42.00	364	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	30.20/cwt	29.00–32.50	304	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	45.10/cwt	42.00–51.00	464	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	53.47/cwt	50.50–57.00	777	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	43.63/cwt	42.50–45.00	596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	44.00/cwt	35.00–49.00	504	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	52.42/cwt	49.00–57.50	676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	128.63/cwt	126.00–131.00	500	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	111.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	118.63/cwt	110.00–127.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.06/cwt	133.00–145.00	728	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.06/cwt	130.00–146.00	651	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.92/cwt	118.00–138.00	745	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	143.70/cwt	137.00–154.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	150.32/cwt	149.00–157.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	121.76/cwt	118.00–123.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,163	637.88/cwt	450.00–760.00	7,419	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	144.07/cwt	130.00–148.75	1,047	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.18/cwt	118.00–129.50	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	140.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.91/cwt	112.00–128.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	936	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	67.43/cwt	57.00–74.00	1,040	11
Bulls	—	—	1,651	78.90/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,158	54.90/cwt	47.50–63.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	125.47/cwt	125.00–129.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	144.55/cwt	134.00–154.00	898	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.12/cwt	140.00–158.00	801	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.70/cwt	148.00–166.00	664	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	140.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	133.17/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,093	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	155.31/cwt	152.00–162.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	151.76/cwt	151.00–154.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.39/cwt	130.00–142.00	711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	133.16/cwt	125.00–145.00	555	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.29/cwt	126.00–148.00	654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	140.52/cwt	130.00–149.00	458	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	130.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	126.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	131.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.36/cwt	133.00–140.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.36/cwt	145.00–161.00	717	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.10/cwt	140.00–157.00	847	44

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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